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Joel Mathis

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City Life

Inky Journos Launch Health Care Petition

Trying to bring public pressure to bear in negotiations with Philadelphia Media Network.

City Life

Schools Renew Request for City Money

With election over, City Council can take a less-fraught look at budget issues.

City Life

Penn State’s Barron Calls for Frat “Early Warning” System

Wants to catch trouble before it blows up.

City Life

UPDATE: Newspaper Journos Agree to Temporary Contract Extension

But union is still raising the possibility of a strike.

City Life

Did Temple Prof Pass Tech to China?

Xiaoxing Xi is accused of passing semiconductor tech back to home country.

City Life

PHOTO: Philly Newspaper Strike a Real Possibility

Stickers, signs being distributed in the newsroom in preparation.

City Life

Report: Philly Graduation Rates Rising

Nearly two-thirds of ninth-graders are graduating on time. But there’s a caveat.

City Life

Engineer’s Cellphone Examined in Amtrak Accident

Investigators want to know if Brandon Bostian was using it while driving doomed train.

City Life

Newspaper Strike Vote Possible Next Week

Seniority, health care are sticking points in negotiations.

City Life

Penn State AD: Paterno’s Legacy Will Be Restored

“We’ll know when it’s time.”

Business

Three Things We Learned From Fortune’s Big Comcast Story

A postmortem of the failed merger with Time Warner Cable.

City Life

Gov. Wolf Wants to Decriminalize Marijuana

“There are a lot of reasons to look at decriminalization.”

City Life

John Templeton Jr. Has Died

Led the Templeton Foundation after his father died.

Citified

Voters Seek Fresh Blood in At-Large Council Race

Two incumbents defeated, but leading vote-getters are hardly insurgents.

City Life

Authorities: No Evidence Bullet Hit Train

Authorities still trying to determine why Amtrak train derailed.